President Donald Trump on Tuesday cleansed the leaders of the two National Labor Relationship Board (NLRB), known for supporting workers’ rights, with supporters such as business executives and supporters such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. The administrative friendly approach has indicated the rapid trend of federal law enforcement agencies.
Jennifer Abrozo, who appointed former President Joe Biden’s NLRB as General Counselor, was fired late on Monday by email. One of the two members of the Democratic Board, Guyan Will Cox, received his notice on Tuesday morning, but said he would pursue “all legal paths” to challenge it.
Federal law The board member only allows the removal of duty for “duty neglect or misconduct”, while a The US Appeal Court gave the verdict In 2021, such protection does not increase to the chief prosecutor of the panel, while Biden was then allowed to dismiss Trump’s general councilor Peter Robb.
Business executives like Musk have recently argued that the presidents should voluntarily be able to dismiss the board members. Last year, Musk’s company, Space X, Amazon In joined Leading to legal fodder It challenged the constitutional status of NLRB in its current form. Board enforces the rights of organizing workers, demanding better work conditions, and dissolving or dissolving the union. Federal Labor law prevents workers from prosecuting their employers in court, so NLRB is usually the only way to them.
The reaction of the company is in agreement with an NLRB that rapidly managed the administration with workers and unions, in which Trump supported the firing officials. In his three -and -a -half years as General Advisor to the NLRB, Abrozo chased many notable cases against Apple, Tesla, New York Times and Starbucks, which still dozens of cases compared to him. Facing The alleged pressure Of the nationwide unity campaign.
In 2021, it received a settlement with Amazon, which allowed the company to allow workers to organize in their breakrooms during their time, paving the way for employees in one of their warehouse. Unite next year. Last November, the majority of the Wilkox and the board voted in favor of preventing Amazon from keeping mandatory “Meetings of Assisted Audience” The union is designed to threaten or persuade voters. This month, Abrozo issued a complaint against a private jail company Geo Group, alleging that the migrants who support the workers’ strikes should use loneliness to punish the detainees.
Although Trump has often claimed to be a supporter of the wages, removing Abrozozo and Willks is a clear indication that he plans to continue his first term inheritance, when he has in the NLRB and other agencies. Played important roles that are with the administration’s supporters who were given pushing changes. Companies do more power over workers. And even on the way to the campaign, Trump supported the idea of ​​ousting Musk’s amazing workers.
With the departure of Wilkox, three vacancies will be vacated in the NLRB, which will deprive companies or unions the quorum necessary to rule the routine issues related to violating federal labor law. Hundreds of cases are still pending, which the Republican, which is appointed by Trump, can use the Biden era to eliminate the views, which saved workers from unfair laws. Even if a court decision put Wils back to his seat, the Republican majority was given practically bail after the former sensation. Blocking the re -nomination Lauren McFran to serve on the board.
However, Abrozo Said in a statement That, after the important orders issued by the NLRB during the Biden administration, “this Jenny was not to return to the bottle.”
“If the agency does not fully affect its Congress mandate in the future as we did in our time, I expect that with the help of their lawyers, labor issues will be taken in their hands so that He said, “At the same time, he includes a fair share of these important value in his employer’s work.”
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